# Jikthan Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Jikthan

Jikthan is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,893 people in 404 households**, the 38th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 1,893people (2011)
- 404households
- 73.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Jikthan PIN code and other codes

Jikthan falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549274

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jikthan from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jikthan?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Jikthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turkabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Turkabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jikthan known for?

About 92% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 401 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jikthan

Of every 100 households in Jikthan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jikthan · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****99%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**64%

Television ****74%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jikthan?

■ Jikthan · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**856

Working population ****52.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (23%) · **■** Household industry 52 (5%) · **■** Other work 268 (27%) · **■** Marginal 24 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gangapur

- Dahegaon2,018 people
- Agar Kanadgaon1,966 people
- Shivrai1,932 people
- Dhamori Kh.1,927 people
- Jambhala1,865 people
- Ghodegaon1,787 people
- Ager Wadgaon1,785 people
- Shahapur1,757 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jikthan from Aurangabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Jikthan?1,893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jikthan in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jikthan?73.7% (Census 2011)